Hi,
I am not totally new to the idea of building PCs.. I've been doing it for some time.. I am thinking of replacing my new machine as it is getting a little tired when running some of the latest software. One of my interests in particular which was very difficult for my current machine was running the latest version of Flight Simulator (FSX).
My current spec is..
AMD 64+ 3500
1GB DDR (can't remember the speed)
ATI X800 XT PE 256MB
Standard SATA drives..
Typical res for games is 1600x1200.. my current machine barely runs FSX at all.. even with low level settings..
I am looking at building a new machine, but since FSX is probably the one package I will use most, I need this to run well, I have been reluctant to shell out on a new machine, with so many reports of devistatingly bad performance from FSX even with top spec machines worth well over £1500, it seems even with the most up to date hardware struggles..
Does anyone know.. of a current system specification (is 4GB ram overkill?.. is an intel extreme overkill?) that would achieve good frame rates in this game? I've heard the game is very much CPU intensive (not sure how true that is) as well as GFX card intensive... Looking at the charts on this site.. 23fps seems to be the maximum you can get!? I am after recommendations for specs.. or is it worth me waiting for some future hardware that can do better to show up?
Any help appreciated.. I really don't know what to do..
Cheers
Craig
I am not totally new to the idea of building PCs.. I've been doing it for some time.. I am thinking of replacing my new machine as it is getting a little tired when running some of the latest software. One of my interests in particular which was very difficult for my current machine was running the latest version of Flight Simulator (FSX).
My current spec is..
AMD 64+ 3500
1GB DDR (can't remember the speed)
ATI X800 XT PE 256MB
Standard SATA drives..
Typical res for games is 1600x1200.. my current machine barely runs FSX at all.. even with low level settings..
I am looking at building a new machine, but since FSX is probably the one package I will use most, I need this to run well, I have been reluctant to shell out on a new machine, with so many reports of devistatingly bad performance from FSX even with top spec machines worth well over £1500, it seems even with the most up to date hardware struggles..
Does anyone know.. of a current system specification (is 4GB ram overkill?.. is an intel extreme overkill?) that would achieve good frame rates in this game? I've heard the game is very much CPU intensive (not sure how true that is) as well as GFX card intensive... Looking at the charts on this site.. 23fps seems to be the maximum you can get!? I am after recommendations for specs.. or is it worth me waiting for some future hardware that can do better to show up?
Any help appreciated.. I really don't know what to do..
Cheers
Craig